Supergiant (comics)

This article is about the comic book villain. For the Japanese superhero, see Super Giant.

Supergiant is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña, Supergiant first appeared in Infinity #1 (October 2013).

Supergiant
Textless variant cover of Infinity #1 (October 2013). Art by In-Hyuk Lee.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Infinity #1 (August 2013)
Created by	Jonathan Hickman Jerome Opeña
In-story information
Species	Psionic entity (unknown alien race)
Team affiliations	Black Order
Abilities	Mental control Intangibility Telepathy Immune to physical damage

The character has made several appearances in other media such as animated television and video games. Hynden Walch voices her in Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order.

Publication history

Supergiant first appeared in Infinity #1 (October 2013), and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña.^[1]

Fictional character biography

Supergiant is a member of Thanos' supervillain team Black Order. In the Infinity storyline, Supergiant and Corvus Glaive attack the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning while searching for Thane.They leave after realizing that Thane is not there.^[2]

When the Black Order seize control of Wakanda, Supergiant controls Black Bolt into activating the Illuminati's hidden bombs.^[3] However, Maximus and Lockjaw transport Supergiant and the bomb to a distant uninhabited planet, where she is killed in the explosion.^[4]

During the "No Surrender" arc, Supergiant returns as a psychic projection before being killed by Lethal Legion member Ferene.^[5][6]

Powers and abilities

Supergiant possesses telepathic abilities which allow her to mind-control others and feed on their intellect.^[7][8] After being killed, she returns as a psychic entity with the additional ability to become intangible.^[9]

Reception

Accolades

• In 2022, Screen Rant included Supergiant in their "10 Best Cosmic Villains Not Yet In The MCU" list.^[10]
• In 2022, Comic Book Resources (CBR) ranked Supergiant 3rd in their "MCU: Every Member Of Thanos’ Black Order, Ranked By Power" list.^[9]

In other media

Television

• Supergiant appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Hynden Walch.^[11]
• Supergiant appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced again by Hynden Walch.^[11] This version possesses size-manipulation abilities rather than telepathy and is a former lover of Star-Lord.

Video games

• Supergiant appears as a mini-boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.^[12]
• Supergiant appears as a boss and unlockable playable character in Marvel Future Fight.^[13]
• Supergiant appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 as part of the Infinity War DLC.^[14]
• Supergiant appears as a boss in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, voiced again by Hynden Walch.^[11]